Seven Seas Cruising Association CPR Training!

The Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) is offering cruisers an opportunity to gain critical, potentially life-saving skills with a hands-on CPR for Cruisers Training Course on Friday, October 2, 2026, at the Maryland Yacht Club in Pasadena, Maryland. The course will be presented by Frank Smith, Vice President of SSCA, an experienced instructor, captain, and cruising educator. Designed specifically with the cruising environment in mind, the training will give participants the confidence and practical skills needed to respond during...

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Seven Seas Cruising Association CPR Training!

The Seven Seas Cruising Association (SSCA) is offering cruisers an opportunity to gain critical, potentially life-saving skills with a hands-on CPR for Cruisers Training Course on Friday, October 2, 2026, at the Maryland Yacht Club in Pasadena, Maryland. The course will be presented...

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Across the bay I saw a boater watching me and chuckling. I knew that look. It was the same look I had given hundreds of other boaters over the years—the look that says, What the hell is this idiot...

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We were finishing a 500-mile crossing that had turned out to be one of those passages sailors dream about when they’re sitting in a bar telling lies about how good the sea can be. For four days and three...

Book Review: Starboard Attitude

For the past 15 years, Bob Bitchin has been one of the most recognizable voices in the cruising community. Through Latitudes & Attitudes and Living Aboard, he has spent years telling sailors what they already suspected: that there is...